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no one knew ronald reagan better, and this is ronald reagan on attorney general meese. if edwin meese is not a good man, there are no good men. welcome. >> thank you. [applause] >> i have two quotations, both from 1982. one is the historian arthur slessinger junior. after a visit to moscow. those who think the soviet union is on the verge of collapse are kidding themselves. the second is ronald reagan addressing the british parliament. quote, in an ironic sense, karl marx was right. we are witnessing a revolutionary crisis, but the crisis is happening not in the west, but in the soviet union. close quote. how did ronald reagan of illinois miss what the great historian arthur slessinger of harvard -- i think your pardon, what did ronald reagan see what arthur slessinger junior missed? >> ronald reagan went into the study of communism with an open mind and it was not determined by his ideology, as i suspect mr. slessinger's was misguided by his own ideology. with ronald reagan, most people don't realize, ronald reagan was a voracious reader. he liked to study. he had stud
no one knew ronald reagan better, and this is ronald reagan on attorney general meese. if edwin meese is not a good man, there are no good men. welcome. >> thank you. [applause] >> i have two quotations, both from 1982. one is the historian arthur slessinger junior. after a visit to moscow. those who think the soviet union is on the verge of collapse are kidding themselves. the second is ronald reagan addressing the british parliament. quote, in an ironic sense, karl marx was right....
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ronald reagan believed in honest government. he and the democratic speaker of the house, tip o'neill, fought like cats and dogs over the major issues of the day, welfare, taxes, the budget, covert military operations and social security, just to name a few. but they maintained respect for each other's positions and they got things done. they were bitter rivals but only until 6:00 p.m. each day, when a cease-fire prevailed. often, reagan would call tip o'neill and say hello, tip, is it after 6:00? at which point they might chat like two 70-year-old irishmen, or dip into the president's liquor cabinet. ken guberstein, president reagan's last chief of staff and coincidentally, my childhood camp counselor, mourns the wonderful evenings the staff spent socializing, dining, talking and playing cards, with colleagues, most of them democrat. but those days are gone, he told me, expressing great regret. today, he said, if anyone is seen with someone of the opposite party, it could end their careers. there was also reagan's management sty
ronald reagan believed in honest government. he and the democratic speaker of the house, tip o'neill, fought like cats and dogs over the major issues of the day, welfare, taxes, the budget, covert military operations and social security, just to name a few. but they maintained respect for each other's positions and they got things done. they were bitter rivals but only until 6:00 p.m. each day, when a cease-fire prevailed. often, reagan would call tip o'neill and say hello, tip, is it after...
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previously served as vice president to ronald reagan, and had beeniu president to ronald reagan, and had been ill for some time this year, but let's just go back to the political correspondent for the daily beast, andrew,, i wonder what do you think some of the details will be about any kind of funeral or ability for americans to mourn? just ability for americans to mourn? just a couple of months agojohn mccain, the us senator passed away, and there was this outpouring of emotion, notjust in the united states but worldwide, and he was given presidential treatment in a way, as someone who was given presidential treatment in a way, as someone who was widely regarded of course as an american hero, just as george hw bush was, and body who served in our military and body who served in our military and almost died many times doing so, i think you will see at least some sort of ceremony in the capital rotundo, where the former president will lie in state which is the highest honour any individual could receive in american politics —— rotunda. i think we will see other things in his home
previously served as vice president to ronald reagan, and had beeniu president to ronald reagan, and had been ill for some time this year, but let's just go back to the political correspondent for the daily beast, andrew,, i wonder what do you think some of the details will be about any kind of funeral or ability for americans to mourn? just ability for americans to mourn? just a couple of months agojohn mccain, the us senator passed away, and there was this outpouring of emotion, notjust in...
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he was full of ideas of what ronald reagan should not say. don't have ronald reagan come here and sound like an anti-communist cowboy, and don't make a big deal out of the wall. they've gotten used to it now. bret: maybe the government had, but robinson discovered the german people had not. >> in the evening i went out to a residential suburb still in west berlin where i met about a dozen or 15 germans. is it true you've gotten used to the wall? one man raised his arm and pointed and said my sister lives a few kilometers in that direction but i haven't seen her in more than 20 years. how do you think we feel about the wall? they hadn't gotten used to it. they stopped talking about it. bret: one woman crystalized for robinson the speech he wanted to right. >> she became angry and said if this man gorbachev is serious with this talk, glasnost to perestroika, if he's serious here, can come here and take down the wall. bret: robinson found that positively reaganesque. so did reagan. >> back i went to the white house and built a speech around this
he was full of ideas of what ronald reagan should not say. don't have ronald reagan come here and sound like an anti-communist cowboy, and don't make a big deal out of the wall. they've gotten used to it now. bret: maybe the government had, but robinson discovered the german people had not. >> in the evening i went out to a residential suburb still in west berlin where i met about a dozen or 15 germans. is it true you've gotten used to the wall? one man raised his arm and pointed and said...
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bush in addition to ronald reagan. we are at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, you get a chance to put the story together. the story of george herbert walker bush it is the story of the 21st century. bosoming of pearl harbor, enlistment. service in world war ii. being shot down, it's being rescued. it's a commitment to free enterprise in texas and jumping into the public square. we defeated imperial japan and nazi germany in world war ii. temporary ally soviet yets and ussr and soon that becomes a cold war and over time developed a foreign policy consensus that we needed to win that cold war and look at where george h.w. bush was during that time envoy to china, cia director, u.n. ambassador, congressman. he was in the middle of developing that washington, d.c. consensus that built america up to be able to challenge the ussr. then comes the actor from california, the governor from california ronald reagan, a more conservative choice than george h.w. bush in 1980. he runs on a staunch anti-communist
bush in addition to ronald reagan. we are at the ronald reagan presidential library in simi valley, you get a chance to put the story together. the story of george herbert walker bush it is the story of the 21st century. bosoming of pearl harbor, enlistment. service in world war ii. being shot down, it's being rescued. it's a commitment to free enterprise in texas and jumping into the public square. we defeated imperial japan and nazi germany in world war ii. temporary ally soviet yets and ussr...
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how did you get to know ronald reagan and when did you get to begin serving ronald reagan? >> well, it all began right after he was elected as governor of california in 1966. at that time, i was in the district attorney's office in alameda county. that's the county in california that has both oakland and berkeley. both rather significant cities for various reasons, and i enjoyed my work there, i enjoyed working with the police. i enjoyed trying criminal cases, and i'm going to say reasonably successful, so i was not looking for a job. but one day out of the blue, i got a call, would i come up and meet the new governor or the governor-elect at that time? december of 1966. i guess i really didn't learn until much later how he had gotten my name, but actually, when i was in the district attorney's office, our boss, the district attorney of alameda county was the chairman of what was called the law and legislative committee of law enforcement in the state. the chiefs of police, the sheriffs, the district attorney's all had one committee that represented them in the state legisl
how did you get to know ronald reagan and when did you get to begin serving ronald reagan? >> well, it all began right after he was elected as governor of california in 1966. at that time, i was in the district attorney's office in alameda county. that's the county in california that has both oakland and berkeley. both rather significant cities for various reasons, and i enjoyed my work there, i enjoyed working with the police. i enjoyed trying criminal cases, and i'm going to say...
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we had to wait until ronald reagan had taken the oath of office before the plane was allowed to fly out of teheran to >> everything was delayed by agreement to make sure that jimmy carter didn't get nip credit for the freedom of the hostages. >> it was a bittersweet moment as jimmy carter left the andrews air force base to go home to georgia. >> luck is a big factor in a presidency. and jimmy carter had some very bad luck. >> because of the blow back from vietnam, it will be recognized that jimmy carter inherited a national situation that was almost completely unimaginable. >> a few moments ago on air force one, i had received word officially for the first time that the aircraft carrying the 52 american hostages had cleared iranian air space on the first leg of the journey home and that every one of the 52 hostages was alive, was well, and free. >>> this is happening now, if you can possibly believe that. >> the terrorists are saying they'll blow up the school, killing all the children inside. >> the german police have been waging a relentless war against the terrorists, capturing some,
we had to wait until ronald reagan had taken the oath of office before the plane was allowed to fly out of teheran to >> everything was delayed by agreement to make sure that jimmy carter didn't get nip credit for the freedom of the hostages. >> it was a bittersweet moment as jimmy carter left the andrews air force base to go home to georgia. >> luck is a big factor in a presidency. and jimmy carter had some very bad luck. >> because of the blow back from vietnam, it...
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and at that moment, ronald reagan was sold on the bushes, and the two became as close of friends as ronald reagan would have in official life. bush's vice presidency is really an interesting period. his role during the attempted assassination of president regan in late march of 1981 was a case of statesmen being at the end of hamlet. there is this chaotic afternoon. bush was in texas and flew back and walks into "the situation room" and suddenly everybody feels like order has been restored.the situation room" and suddenly everybody feels like order has been restored. and suddenly everybod feels like order has been restored. he went from the house to the u.n. to china back to the c.i.a. and had really run for president from a base as he used to put it as friends and christmas card list. he had no natural political base. he never won a statewide race in texas until the 1988 primaries. it was an unconventional political life. that's something worth remembering. he rose to the top on a kind of quiet persistent charisma. it's not a word you hear much associated with george h.w. bush. you hear i
and at that moment, ronald reagan was sold on the bushes, and the two became as close of friends as ronald reagan would have in official life. bush's vice presidency is really an interesting period. his role during the attempted assassination of president regan in late march of 1981 was a case of statesmen being at the end of hamlet. there is this chaotic afternoon. bush was in texas and flew back and walks into "the situation room" and suddenly everybody feels like order has been...
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ronald reagan doesn't think that. brit: one incident that dispel thunder that notion was when he stood up to dan rather. >> it's not fair to judge my career by this one thing with iran. how would you like to be judged' for the 7 minutes you walked off the stage. >> it's interesting that it expressed doubt. you think it went okay. better okay. brit: bush won the nomination by getting tough with his republican competitors. >> bush went negative and won the primary and pushed on to victory. brit: his first big decision was to pick a running maitd. he picked a relatively unknown senator from indiana, dan quayle. >> he said we want to keep it a surprise. i said i just was watching television and they said it's not doait'snot dole,'. they might figure out it might be me. he said this is your first assignment. don't screw it up. >> i'm proud to have dan quayle at my side. >> bush wanted to be bold and generational. the quail decision was the first decision bush was able to make a totally independent way since he went on the
ronald reagan doesn't think that. brit: one incident that dispel thunder that notion was when he stood up to dan rather. >> it's not fair to judge my career by this one thing with iran. how would you like to be judged' for the 7 minutes you walked off the stage. >> it's interesting that it expressed doubt. you think it went okay. better okay. brit: bush won the nomination by getting tough with his republican competitors. >> bush went negative and won the primary and pushed on...
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one could never get too close to ronald reagan. nobody that we could call a true friend. >> host: what are the chances that he would have been elected president if he were not selected by ronald reagan as vice president? >> guest: i've never considered that question. i think he would have answered in 1984 to 88 election as one of the pack. one of the remarkable things about the primary in 1987 and 88 is how far most of the candidates are trying to run away from the legacy. we think of ronald reagan of course through the lens of history as someone who is remarkably popular at the end. he was personally popular when his policies were not so specially the cold war and he still had to change the iran contra so most of the candidates were trying to criticize the legacy and i think given his experience in 1980 had he not a member of the administration he would have been first in line to criticize him in 1988. c-span: you start by telling about a man named gorbachev. here is video from the interview in 1988. when is the first time you met
one could never get too close to ronald reagan. nobody that we could call a true friend. >> host: what are the chances that he would have been elected president if he were not selected by ronald reagan as vice president? >> guest: i've never considered that question. i think he would have answered in 1984 to 88 election as one of the pack. one of the remarkable things about the primary in 1987 and 88 is how far most of the candidates are trying to run away from the legacy. we think...
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he wasn't ronald reagan. he couldn't be ronald reagan and he at any time want to be ronald reagan in the sense that reagan put enormous affect and import on the spoken word. bush felt wrongly or rightly, that the spoken word was one dimension of his presidency and that it was one aspect of being president. i think perhaps if he had to do it over again he might have put more emphasis on the spoken word. in fact, we talked about that after his presidency, but certainly he was capable of giving good speeches and i think he proved that throughout his presidency. he simply didn't put an emphasis on each speech throughout the four years as it regular be did throughout his eight. >> let me ask you about the way he approached his presidency in a historical context. i saw an interview with him this morning. he hated the "l" word. legacy. and his place in history. >> he had enormous lack of ego, an enormous self-afacement for any kind of politician let alone the president of the united states. he hated the "d" word in
he wasn't ronald reagan. he couldn't be ronald reagan and he at any time want to be ronald reagan in the sense that reagan put enormous affect and import on the spoken word. bush felt wrongly or rightly, that the spoken word was one dimension of his presidency and that it was one aspect of being president. i think perhaps if he had to do it over again he might have put more emphasis on the spoken word. in fact, we talked about that after his presidency, but certainly he was capable of giving...
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ronald reagan doesn't think that. brit: one incident that dispel thunder that notion was when he stood up to dan rather. >> it's not fair to judge my career by this one thing with iran. how would you like to be judged' for the 7 minutes you walked off the stage. >> it's interesting that it expressed doubt. you think it went okay. better okay. brit: bush won the nomination by getting tough with his republican competitors. >> bush went negative and won the primary and pushed on to victory. brit: his first big decision was to pick a running maitd. he picked a relatively unknown senator from indiana, dan quayle. >> he said we want to keep it a surprise. i said i just was watching television and they said it's not doait'snot dole,'. they might figure out it might be me. he said this is your first assignment. don't screw it up. >> i'm proud to have dan quayle at my side. >> bush wanted to be bold and generational. the quail decision was the first decision bush was able to make a totally independent way since he went on the
ronald reagan doesn't think that. brit: one incident that dispel thunder that notion was when he stood up to dan rather. >> it's not fair to judge my career by this one thing with iran. how would you like to be judged' for the 7 minutes you walked off the stage. >> it's interesting that it expressed doubt. you think it went okay. better okay. brit: bush won the nomination by getting tough with his republican competitors. >> bush went negative and won the primary and pushed on...
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ronald reagan ahead his debut as a presidential candidate. our guests are robert merry, editor of the american conservative, and author of where they stand, the american presidents in the eyes of voters and historians. matthew dalik, george washington university professor in the graduate school of political management. he's the author of the right movement, ronald reagan's victory, and the decisive turning point in american politics. first, here's richard nixon accepting the republican nomination for president in miami beach august 8th, 1968. >>> we make history tonight, not for ourselves, but for the ages. the choice we make in 1968 will determine not only the future of america, but the future of peace and freedom in the world for the last third of the 20th century. and the question that we answer tonight, can america meet this great challenge? for a few moments, let us look at america. let us listen to america to find the answer to that question. as we look at america we see cities envel lopped in smoke and flame. we hear sirens in the nigh
ronald reagan ahead his debut as a presidential candidate. our guests are robert merry, editor of the american conservative, and author of where they stand, the american presidents in the eyes of voters and historians. matthew dalik, george washington university professor in the graduate school of political management. he's the author of the right movement, ronald reagan's victory, and the decisive turning point in american politics. first, here's richard nixon accepting the republican...
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it was ronald reagan, asking me to be his running mate. brian: did you ever think about not doing it? pres. bush: no. people who say they don't want to, they do. brian: when did you make the decision, thing i'm going to go for the presidency? -- saying i'm going to go for the presidency? pres. bush: probably 1977. i have a network of friends. i was able to raise enough money to get my message out. the next thing i knew, bigger names had fallen by the wayside. i was left standing. ronald reagan wasn't standing very long because he dusted me off somewhere after michigan and before california. brian: what did you learn? pres. bush: about loyalty and government and foreign affairs. everybody ridicules the vice presidency. there is a lot of substance to it. a man delegates certain responsibilities to you. in return, i owed him my loyalty. i was lucky. ronald reagan, when i ran for president after eight years, i would not have jumped sideways and say, i have known all along he should have done this differently. i didn't feel that way. he had the
it was ronald reagan, asking me to be his running mate. brian: did you ever think about not doing it? pres. bush: no. people who say they don't want to, they do. brian: when did you make the decision, thing i'm going to go for the presidency? -- saying i'm going to go for the presidency? pres. bush: probably 1977. i have a network of friends. i was able to raise enough money to get my message out. the next thing i knew, bigger names had fallen by the wayside. i was left standing. ronald reagan...
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bush: i came second running for president to ronald reagan. i saw that i was defeated even though we won a couple of big primaries. iowa, new hampshire and all of that, new hampshire which i didn't win. so i went out and paid off a huge debt. i went across the country, mississippi was the last stop, jackson, mississippi. i say i want to go to michigan, to the republican convention and not owe a dime. you have helped me, and i hate asking you. i don't like to own money, or cheat -- oh money or cheat people out of what they are entitled to by going money. , successfulckson fundraiser, paid off every dime we have, half $1 million debt, went to michigan, head high, not expecting anything. there were rumors floating around president reagan would invite gerald ford to be his running mate. somehow that blew up. i was sitting in the hotel room, the telephone rang, and it was ronald reagan asking if i would be his running mate. brian: did you think about not doing it? pres. bush: no. all this stuff about people >> when did you make the decision you wer
bush: i came second running for president to ronald reagan. i saw that i was defeated even though we won a couple of big primaries. iowa, new hampshire and all of that, new hampshire which i didn't win. so i went out and paid off a huge debt. i went across the country, mississippi was the last stop, jackson, mississippi. i say i want to go to michigan, to the republican convention and not owe a dime. you have helped me, and i hate asking you. i don't like to own money, or cheat -- oh money or...
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it was ronald reagan, asking me to be his running mate. brian: did you ever think about not doing it? pres. bush: no. people who say they don't want to, they do. brian: when did you make the decision, thing i'm going to go for the presidency? foraying i'm going to go the presidency? probably 1977. i have a network of friends. i was able to raise enough money to get my message out. next thing i knew, bigger names had fallen by the wayside. i was left standing. ronald reagan wasn't standing very long because he dusted me off somewhere after michigan and before california. brian: what did you learn? pres. bush: about loyalty and government and foreign affairs. everybody ridicules the vice presidency. there is a lot of substance to it. a man delegates certain responsibilities to you. return, i owed him my loyalty. i was lucky. ronald reagan, when i ran for iesident after eight years, would not have jumped sideways and say, i have known all along he should have done this differently. i didn't feel that way. iran-contra scandal that was not reso
it was ronald reagan, asking me to be his running mate. brian: did you ever think about not doing it? pres. bush: no. people who say they don't want to, they do. brian: when did you make the decision, thing i'm going to go for the presidency? foraying i'm going to go the presidency? probably 1977. i have a network of friends. i was able to raise enough money to get my message out. next thing i knew, bigger names had fallen by the wayside. i was left standing. ronald reagan wasn't standing very...
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to take this further, if i may, you look at ronald reagan, ronald reagan is the republican icon, the emblem of republicanism, and is called the great communicator. his most famous rhetoric, stand to go brandenberg get a, and saying, mr. gorbachev, tower down this wall. they tear walls down north build them. and then you have -- [applause] applause. >> if can take it just a little further. look at ronald reagan's policy toward the soviet union. which was trust but verify. when he was talking to gorbachev in the course of his administration would say to mikhail gorbachev, trust but verify. it's so much that gorbachev got sick of it and stood on the stage talking about holiday sick -- how sick he was of ronald reagan says trust but verify. trump's policy toward russia is trust. trust vladimir putin. not trust his own intelligence apparatus. that is remarkable. at that time is absolutely astounding. that a republican would say, oh, this whole business about russians meddling with our election is over because my counterpart denied it. think about -- that sound you hear is ronald reagan ro
to take this further, if i may, you look at ronald reagan, ronald reagan is the republican icon, the emblem of republicanism, and is called the great communicator. his most famous rhetoric, stand to go brandenberg get a, and saying, mr. gorbachev, tower down this wall. they tear walls down north build them. and then you have -- [applause] applause. >> if can take it just a little further. look at ronald reagan's policy toward the soviet union. which was trust but verify. when he was...
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well, the interesting thing about ronald reagan, one of the many interesting things about ronald reagan is, ronald reagan actually was a writer, better writer than people would have guessed. and he was especially good writing letters where he could express things that he would never say to you personally. eagan, in person, was almost extraordinarily impersonal. friendly, warm, gracious, legant, but not there. on paper, there was a particular correspondence he had with a 14-year-old black kid in the district, which, if you read it, is really impressive. in person, very different. i worked with nancy reagan on her memoirs, and i'll tell you two quick stories about that. one was, we had to describe the nature of their relationship. and we went back and forth. i worked very closely with nancy as opposed to trump. on the text, and we talked about what she could say that would convey the reagan persona,ing and what she eventually said was ronald reagan likes people, but doesn't need them. except for me, and sometimes i even wondered about that. that's a hell of a line. and we used it. >> who
well, the interesting thing about ronald reagan, one of the many interesting things about ronald reagan is, ronald reagan actually was a writer, better writer than people would have guessed. and he was especially good writing letters where he could express things that he would never say to you personally. eagan, in person, was almost extraordinarily impersonal. friendly, warm, gracious, legant, but not there. on paper, there was a particular correspondence he had with a 14-year-old black kid in...
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david: you were given a task by ronald reagan to help on the debates? james: help negotiate the debates and help prepare for the debate. david: was it difficult to prepare reagan for the debate? people were not confident he was a good debater. james: a lot of his close people did not want him to debate. i wanted him to calm his old wanted them to, i think nancy wanted him to. i always thought he was terrific in front of the camera. the red light goes on and he is perfect. david: dragon wins the election and what do you think you are going to be offered, if anything? james: i don't think. i don't know. i had heard my name had surfaced as a potential white house chief of staff. i said that's not possible. you don't go to somebody who's run two campaigns against you and make him your wife's house -- white house chief of staff and guess what. i don't think it'll ever happen in american politics again. david: ronald reagan did offer you the job and you came chief of staff of the white house. was it as much fun doing that job as it is talking about it? james:
david: you were given a task by ronald reagan to help on the debates? james: help negotiate the debates and help prepare for the debate. david: was it difficult to prepare reagan for the debate? people were not confident he was a good debater. james: a lot of his close people did not want him to debate. i wanted him to calm his old wanted them to, i think nancy wanted him to. i always thought he was terrific in front of the camera. the red light goes on and he is perfect. david: dragon wins the...
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as ae, it wasn't running departure from the ronald reagan record. in not having to say, this is been a failure and so i will do it this way. i did not do that and i would not have done it anyway. the economy was doing reasonably well, reagan was a beloved president. -contra thing iran had calmed down despite the press fascination in trying to tar me about it. you haven't told the truth about it. i had. i don't remember when i began to make a specific agenda. i have specific views. brian: go back to when you had started your presidency. you have been vice president, you can watch this office, and one day you raise your hand. do you feel different? pres. bush: yes. brian: what happens to you? pres. bush: i vowed, brian, when i went to the white house as president, i would not complain about the loneliness of the job. if only somebody understood the burden on my shoulders, they this understand why i did or that, i am alone and i cannot turn to anybody -- that is a bunch of malarkey. dayuse i was blessed from one with the first-class team, a team of exp
as ae, it wasn't running departure from the ronald reagan record. in not having to say, this is been a failure and so i will do it this way. i did not do that and i would not have done it anyway. the economy was doing reasonably well, reagan was a beloved president. -contra thing iran had calmed down despite the press fascination in trying to tar me about it. you haven't told the truth about it. i had. i don't remember when i began to make a specific agenda. i have specific views. brian: go...
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as a result, when he was president, he understood having watched ronald reagan, as ronald reagan's vice president very closely, and he watched general ford and richard nixon. so he had a great history of understanding the responsibilities of a president, and he knew that he should only make presidential decisions, not try to make every government decision. he was also someone who could be decisive when he had to be but it was almost like looking for the perfect time to make the decision so it could be implemented to live up to expectation. also he had empathy of understanding what it means to use your presidential power in such a way that you might put people at risk. that means he did everything he could to avoid going to war. but he also had the courage to go to war and understood there would be consequences, some of them unintended. i fuound him to be a good studet of government. he did his homework. was phenomenal at diplomacy and much of it was personal diplomacy, jot nunot just diplof tactics from the state department. he would actually speak to leaders around the world and become
as a result, when he was president, he understood having watched ronald reagan, as ronald reagan's vice president very closely, and he watched general ford and richard nixon. so he had a great history of understanding the responsibilities of a president, and he knew that he should only make presidential decisions, not try to make every government decision. he was also someone who could be decisive when he had to be but it was almost like looking for the perfect time to make the decision so it...
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i would say ronald reagan had this capacity. ronald reagan would have to bow neil, massachusetts democrat and do deals, make deals, compromise. george hw bush was a master of that kind of political relationship. we heard this said by many people, the way he develops relationships and the relationships would lead to having deals and compromises that would develop and political solutions for america. that was his highest goal. political solutions as opposed to political confrontation. for me, it was a lesson. what a statesman, such an accumulation of tremendous public service going back to the war but even after the war in congress, leading the republican party, leading the central intelligence agency. also people looking at ronald reagan, all eyes would go to reagan in terms of the charisma and the like but you have to understand for him it was public service to be ronald reagan's vice president. he saw in that moment that he was in fact lining up with someone who would be a 2-term president and he was loyal and faithful and a gr
i would say ronald reagan had this capacity. ronald reagan would have to bow neil, massachusetts democrat and do deals, make deals, compromise. george hw bush was a master of that kind of political relationship. we heard this said by many people, the way he develops relationships and the relationships would lead to having deals and compromises that would develop and political solutions for america. that was his highest goal. political solutions as opposed to political confrontation. for me, it...
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ronald reagan got even more criticism for his responding recognizing where they were hit byby this and matthew johnson's case shocked a lot of people. to remember in the early days of the crisis a lot of peoplesoft you caught it out of the air as if you just sent we are in the same room with somebody you are going to get all kinds of strange beliefs. jerry falwell believed this was god'that thiswas god's punishmee rise of the right to do. i try to look at this objectively in the sense that ronald reagan was slow but he didd respond and the elder geore bush was slow but he did respond and the younger george bush came along and blew me away with the money he put into fighting aids inta africa and he did that with his connections to the community so a lot of things can happen. it's different from the inside and looking at it from the outside but over time we should all learn some lessons and use them to make all of our lives better and i hope our current president picks up on that. >> caller: this is from massachusetts. can you tell me by president trump [inaudible] itself the military. >
ronald reagan got even more criticism for his responding recognizing where they were hit byby this and matthew johnson's case shocked a lot of people. to remember in the early days of the crisis a lot of peoplesoft you caught it out of the air as if you just sent we are in the same room with somebody you are going to get all kinds of strange beliefs. jerry falwell believed this was god'that thiswas god's punishmee rise of the right to do. i try to look at this objectively in the sense that...
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the interesting thing about ronald reagan, one of the interesting things is, ronald reagan actually was a better writer than people would have guessed. he was especially good writing letters where he could express things he would never say to you personally. reagan in person was almost extraordinarily impersonal. gracious, but, not there. a paper, there was correspondence he had with a 14-year-old black kid in the district. which if you read it is really impressive. in person, very different. i worked with nancy reagan on her memoirs. i will tell you if you have time to quick stories. -- two quick stories. we had to describe the nature of their relationship. we went back and forth. i worked very closely with nancy as opposed to trump. we talked about what she could say that would convey the reagan persona. what she eventually said was ronald reagan likes people but doesn't need them, except for me and sometimes i even wondered about that. it's a hell of a line and we used it. brian: who wrote it for her? peter: she right the book with a guy named bill novak. it was language we created t
the interesting thing about ronald reagan, one of the interesting things is, ronald reagan actually was a better writer than people would have guessed. he was especially good writing letters where he could express things he would never say to you personally. reagan in person was almost extraordinarily impersonal. gracious, but, not there. a paper, there was correspondence he had with a 14-year-old black kid in the district. which if you read it is really impressive. in person, very different. i...
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and it was very much 12 years tied together with the ronald reagan era. the cold war may have supposedly ended but in 1992, you we re supposedly ended but in 1992, you were talking about recession in the united states and the unrest in los angeles, to the point where that really wounded george bush when he lost the election. no matter how well prepared and qualified you may be for holding the highest public offices, you are partly determined by events and the events that george bush was dealing with were very unsettling ones. i think this may have been true for many politicians, america was trapped are most in the myth that it had won the cold war. when in fact there were many conflicts around the world that went beyond the united states and the soviet union. you can think about africa, for example, somalia, rwanda, they would become key conflicts at the end of the administration. latin america, where we had a whole range of issues with that continent. and you can think of the legacy of eastern europe. we hadn't quite resolved everything from the fall of
and it was very much 12 years tied together with the ronald reagan era. the cold war may have supposedly ended but in 1992, you we re supposedly ended but in 1992, you were talking about recession in the united states and the unrest in los angeles, to the point where that really wounded george bush when he lost the election. no matter how well prepared and qualified you may be for holding the highest public offices, you are partly determined by events and the events that george bush was dealing...
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bush: i came in second to ronald reagan running for president. i saw that i was to faded even defeated evens though we won a couple of big primaries. i went out and paid off a huge debt. i went across the country. mississippi was the last stop. jackson, mississippi. i said, i want to go to michigan, to the republican convention. i do not want to go a dime. to she people out yf what they are entitled to b y owing money. i went to jackson and with a successful fundraiser, we paid off every dime. i went to michigan not expecting anything. there were rumors that president reagan was going to invite gerald ford to be his running mate. that blew up. i was sitting in the hotel. the telephone rang. it was ronald reagan, asking me if i would be his running mate. brian: did you ever think about not doing it? pres. bush: no. all this stuff about people saying i do not want to be vice president. they do. brian: when did you make the decision, to say i'm going to go for the presidency? pres. bush: probably 1977. i ran starting off a as n asterisk. nobody knew
bush: i came in second to ronald reagan running for president. i saw that i was to faded even defeated evens though we won a couple of big primaries. i went out and paid off a huge debt. i went across the country. mississippi was the last stop. jackson, mississippi. i said, i want to go to michigan, to the republican convention. i do not want to go a dime. to she people out yf what they are entitled to b y owing money. i went to jackson and with a successful fundraiser, we paid off every dime....
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he was deeply loyal to ronald reagan, and reagan praappreciat that. he was different kind of conservative than reagan, but he added a lot. he came in with a loft foreign policy experience that reagan did not have, and i think he was a steadying voice in the reagan administration, and a person that president reagan really trusted, playly on national security matters. and that shows when he became president as well. >> i want to play this now. this is george h.w. bush the letter to president-elect and mrs. reagan written november 10th, 1980. you are vice president-elect. >> this will be all right for me, i think. >> this is just a quick thank you. thanks for making us feel so welcome. thanks for the joy of working with you. thanks for those little touches of grace and humor and affection that make life sing. please let us know that we both want to help in every way possible. i will never do anything to embarrass you politically. i have strong views on issues and people, but once you decide a matter, that's it for me, and you'll see no leaks in evans and
he was deeply loyal to ronald reagan, and reagan praappreciat that. he was different kind of conservative than reagan, but he added a lot. he came in with a loft foreign policy experience that reagan did not have, and i think he was a steadying voice in the reagan administration, and a person that president reagan really trusted, playly on national security matters. and that shows when he became president as well. >> i want to play this now. this is george h.w. bush the letter to...
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there is ronald reagan. his shirt is half off, he goes, well son, if you could spend the night on my back lawn, i could spend some time with you. what is the problem? he never let me down. i was a journalist for a while after i graduated from college. atest very tough questions press conferences. i asked very tough questions at press conferences. decided he would take me as part of his entourage. there were five or six people he took fro with him. i was with him every day. steve: that was an incredible campaign. he most of the early primaries -- lost some of the early primaries, then went all the way to the convention. rep. rohrabacher: the delegation gave a majority to ford, and it to happen, soed we lost. rep. rohrabacher: do you think you choseistake that his running mate to bridge the gap? rep. rohrabacher: they thought he was going to bring over a certain number of delegates with him, and he was unable to do so. because weh a try were behind delegates and lost anyway. steve: had he gotten the nomination
there is ronald reagan. his shirt is half off, he goes, well son, if you could spend the night on my back lawn, i could spend some time with you. what is the problem? he never let me down. i was a journalist for a while after i graduated from college. atest very tough questions press conferences. i asked very tough questions at press conferences. decided he would take me as part of his entourage. there were five or six people he took fro with him. i was with him every day. steve: that was an...
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bush ran against ronald reagan and lost. but he remade himself becoming a model vice president. loyal, dedicated, and gladly subservient. biding his time hoping his chance would come again. it did. that part of the story when we continue. i'm alex trebek here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price, and price. a price you can afford, a price that can't increase, and a price that fits your budget. i'm 65 and take medications. what's my price? you can get coverage for $9.95 a month. i just turned 80. what's my price? $9.95 a month for you, too. if you're age 50 to 85, call now about the number one most popular whole life insurance plan available through the colonial penn program. it has an affordable rate starting at $9.95 a month. no medical exam, no health questions. your acceptance is guaranteed, and this plan has a guaranteed life
bush ran against ronald reagan and lost. but he remade himself becoming a model vice president. loyal, dedicated, and gladly subservient. biding his time hoping his chance would come again. it did. that part of the story when we continue. i'm alex trebek here to tell you about the colonial penn program. if you're age 50 to 85 and looking to buy life insurance on a fixed budget, remember the three p's. what are the three p's? the three p's of life insurance on a fixed budget are price, price,...
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ran against ronald reagan and lost. but he remade himself becoming a model vice president. loyal, dedicated, and gladly subservient. biding his time hoping his chance would come again. it did. that part of the story when we continue. >>> i george herbert walker bush do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> president reagan, on behalf of our nation, i thank you for the wonderful things that you have done for america. i've spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the nation doing good, for a new breeze is blowing and a world refreshed by freedom seals reborn for in man's heart if not in fact the day of the dictator is over. >> a world refreshed by freedom, perhaps some wishful thinking on bush's part. just months into his presidency, a growing democracy movement in china was brutally crushed by authorities. the tiananmen square massacre targeting students gathered in beijing by the thousands, chal
ran against ronald reagan and lost. but he remade himself becoming a model vice president. loyal, dedicated, and gladly subservient. biding his time hoping his chance would come again. it did. that part of the story when we continue. >>> i george herbert walker bush do solemnly swear that i will faithfully execute the office of president of the united states. >> president reagan, on behalf of our nation, i thank you for the wonderful things that you have done for america. i've...
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but that's not what ronald reagan's head was at. he is in old cold war warrior committees focused on the soviet union. so the islamist presence, the challenge it presents, is basically put away deep in the background. we have a terrible relationship with iran. we don't resolve it during the reagan administration. we don't recognize their government. we keep as donald trump would tell us later, a huge hunk of their money hostage in our banks. we don't give it back to them. and we just have a deteriorating back story relationship.and of course the irony is its during the same time that ronald reagan sees opportunity with a different islamist group. the group that eventually we called al qaeda in afghanistan. because he's such a fierce anti-communist warrior, ronald reagan chooses to side with the islamic revolutionaries in afghanistan. provide them weapons. training.money. rather than say, islamism presents an interesting challenge, we don't treat it seriously.we embrace it in afghanistan because they are anti-soviet. they are anti-co
but that's not what ronald reagan's head was at. he is in old cold war warrior committees focused on the soviet union. so the islamist presence, the challenge it presents, is basically put away deep in the background. we have a terrible relationship with iran. we don't resolve it during the reagan administration. we don't recognize their government. we keep as donald trump would tell us later, a huge hunk of their money hostage in our banks. we don't give it back to them. and we just have a...
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he was not at delegator like ronald reagan would be down the road. carter hope that by seizing the stage, taking care of this trouble, the american people would see him as a strong leader. he basically did everything right. that's the irony of this situation. he quickly got hold of the arrangement. he talked to people who he thought were responsible figures in the main cabin. remember again the iranian government is factionalized. it's not exactly clear who was in charge of what. the ayatollah still seen as a figurehead, not a handsome leader. so who exactly to talk to was a riddle for the american government. he quickly got hold of our allies. carter, , he's that kind of min, he kind of step-by-step moves through the process to resolve this issue. what he didn't realize was that there were factions in a van that did not want to resolve this issue. at this crisis was good for the iranian factions wanting to create islamic state. they wanted to maintain a crisis with the united states. so you've got an american government trying to rational resolve a
he was not at delegator like ronald reagan would be down the road. carter hope that by seizing the stage, taking care of this trouble, the american people would see him as a strong leader. he basically did everything right. that's the irony of this situation. he quickly got hold of the arrangement. he talked to people who he thought were responsible figures in the main cabin. remember again the iranian government is factionalized. it's not exactly clear who was in charge of what. the ayatollah...
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he lost to ronald reagan, but reagan put him on the ticket, and served as vice president. in 1988, he had another crack at the presidency, this time successfully. but there were new uncertainties, notably iraq's annexation of kuwait in 1990. margaret thatcher told him to stay firm, apparently saying, "this is no time to go wobbly, george." he didn't. iraq will not be permitted to annex kuwait. and that's is not a threat, it's not a boast, it'sjust the way it's going to be. a wide coalition was forged, and operation desert storm began. the ground war would lastjust 100 hours, in a decisive victory for american military expertise and superiority. i can report to the nation, aggression is defeated. the war is over. cheering. the 1992 election pitched the patrician bush against the young, charismatic, and hitherto—little—known democratic governor from arkansas called bill clinton. his clear advocacy of a new vision for america swept him to a decisive victory. so help me god. congratulations. within a decade, there was another bush in the white house, george w. bush senior
he lost to ronald reagan, but reagan put him on the ticket, and served as vice president. in 1988, he had another crack at the presidency, this time successfully. but there were new uncertainties, notably iraq's annexation of kuwait in 1990. margaret thatcher told him to stay firm, apparently saying, "this is no time to go wobbly, george." he didn't. iraq will not be permitted to annex kuwait. and that's is not a threat, it's not a boast, it'sjust the way it's going to be. a wide...
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[applause] >> bret: bush was seen as a moderate alternative to ronald reagan, but dropped out of the presidential campaign after poor primary performances. a short time later, he accepted reagan's offer to be his running mate. reagan won in a landslide. during his eight years as vice president, bush was credited with softening reagan's view of the soviet union and pressed hard on issues like deregulation and the war on drugs. international progression, bush became the republican party nominee in 1988 with senator dan quayle from indiana as his running mate. the republican team defeated massachusetts governor michael dukakis and texas senator lloyd benson. >> i, george herbert walker bush, do solemnly swear... >> bret: during his president, the soviet union dissolved, the berlin wall fell, and manuel noriega was arrested, securing the panama canal. everything came to a head when iraq's saddam hussein invaded neighboring kuwait. >> we are not walking away until our mission is done, until the invader is out of kuwait! >> bret: president bush reacted quickly, committing over 400,000 u.s.
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i came to the senate in 1978 and soon after that ronald reagan , cornered me and asked me to support him for president. i said that i would, not knowing that my friend george would enter the fray. hearing that i called and i said george, i want to tell you i would love to help, but i have already committed to ronald reagan. george's response? well, al, i'm sorry about that. i probably should have let you know sooner. and actually a guy doesn't get very many calls from a friend who says they can't support him. sound familiar? of course it does. because in george bush's life, during all the highs and lows, there was a simple credo. what would we do without family and friends? and when he became vice president, our friendship, our enjoyable friendship was refreshed and the four of us had many, many pleasant times together. my life in washington was rather tumultuous. i went from the a social list to the v. [laughter] >> and never came back to the a. [laughter] had one dark period, i was feeling awful low and all of my wounds were self-inflicted. all of them. george called me early one m
i came to the senate in 1978 and soon after that ronald reagan , cornered me and asked me to support him for president. i said that i would, not knowing that my friend george would enter the fray. hearing that i called and i said george, i want to tell you i would love to help, but i have already committed to ronald reagan. george's response? well, al, i'm sorry about that. i probably should have let you know sooner. and actually a guy doesn't get very many calls from a friend who says they...
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george h w bush was the 41stus president, and was vice president to ronald reagan. we will be live in the united states with the reaction. also this morning: another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, quits, calling the prime minister's plan naive. aftershocks rock alaska, after a devastating earthquake strikes its biggest city. in sport: one of the biggest comebacks ever — that is how tyson fury sees his comeback to the ring, as he flexes his muscles for the last time before his heavyweight showdown with the man in the mask, deontay wilder. a right royal game of real tennis. i take on prince edward as he tries to breathe fresh life into a 600—year—old sport. good morning all. it is the first weekend of december, and it is a cloudy affaires for most of us. there is also some rain in the forecast, what it is not a complete washout. in fact, some of us will see some brightness later on. i will have all the details coming up shortly. it is saturdayi december, and we start with some breaking news. the former american presid
george h w bush was the 41stus president, and was vice president to ronald reagan. we will be live in the united states with the reaction. also this morning: another resignation over brexit. the universities and science minister, sam gyimah, quits, calling the prime minister's plan naive. aftershocks rock alaska, after a devastating earthquake strikes its biggest city. in sport: one of the biggest comebacks ever — that is how tyson fury sees his comeback to the ring, as he flexes his muscles...
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i think also people looking at ronald reagan of course, all eyes we go to reagan in terms o the charisma, the presence, and the light, but you have to understand for him it was public service to be ronald reagan's vice president that he saw in that moment that he was in fact winding up with someone who was going to be a tomb term president. and the great serpent in trying to be his political agenda. >> quickly to give us a final word. >> i think a couple of things with dana said about the relationship between george h w bush and bill clinton. for those of us that worked in the white house during that ver painful election of 1992 and we all felt that this person of george h dubya bush was diminished and eyes through som of the rhetoric of that campaig and when they became such friends later, i asked george h w bush this question on the plane to the funeral of john paul theoh second and bill clin was there i said this relationship between the two of you, what is it and he said youh know i think i'm the father he never had. and it really says everything about who he is as an individua that
i think also people looking at ronald reagan of course, all eyes we go to reagan in terms o the charisma, the presence, and the light, but you have to understand for him it was public service to be ronald reagan's vice president that he saw in that moment that he was in fact winding up with someone who was going to be a tomb term president. and the great serpent in trying to be his political agenda. >> quickly to give us a final word. >> i think a couple of things with dana said...
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[applause] >> bret: bush was seen as a moderate alternative to ronald reagan, but dropped out of the presidential campaign after poor primary performances. a short time later, he accepted reagan's offer to be his running mate. reagan won in a landslide. during his eight years as vice president, bush was credited with softening reagan's view of the soviet union and pressed hard on issues like deregulation and the war on drugs. international progression, bush became the republican party nominee in 1988 with senator dan quayle from indiana as his running mate. the republican team defeated massachusetts governor michael dukakis and texas senator lloyd benson. >> i, george herbert walker bush, do solemnly swear... >> bret: during his president, the soviet union dissolved, the berlin wall fell, and manuel noriega was arrested, securing the panama canal. everything came to a head when iraq's saddam hussein invaded neighboring kuwait. >> we are not walking away until our mission is done, until the invader is out of kuwait! >> bret: president bush reacted quickly, committing over 400,000 u.s.
[applause] >> bret: bush was seen as a moderate alternative to ronald reagan, but dropped out of the presidential campaign after poor primary performances. a short time later, he accepted reagan's offer to be his running mate. reagan won in a landslide. during his eight years as vice president, bush was credited with softening reagan's view of the soviet union and pressed hard on issues like deregulation and the war on drugs. international progression, bush became the republican party...
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think about it, ronald reagan, vice president, george w. bush, won the cold war, the soviet union ended on the watch of george h.w. bush, and it required diplomacy in order to make certain that that moment came, not as one of exaltation of the united states bragging about his victory over russia, but instead, a quiet diplomacy that allowed russia to begin to move in a democratic direction and for the world to be safe, and to reduce the nuclear armament, to end the missiles that were aimed at the u.s., because extent, and elsewhere, bring that nuclear material out. and then, on the watch, too, the invasion of kuwait, and the leadership was strong and effective, to bring the world together, and to remove saddam hussein from kuwait. but the man -- bret was right. this is a man of enormous character. he made a long list of public accomplishments. we could keep going. remember, this was the captain of the ncaa national college baseball champions, one of the things that he had in the office at the republican national committee was a picture of hi
think about it, ronald reagan, vice president, george w. bush, won the cold war, the soviet union ended on the watch of george h.w. bush, and it required diplomacy in order to make certain that that moment came, not as one of exaltation of the united states bragging about his victory over russia, but instead, a quiet diplomacy that allowed russia to begin to move in a democratic direction and for the world to be safe, and to reduce the nuclear armament, to end the missiles that were aimed at...
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bush and ronald reagan. ronald reagan had his glen plaid sporting jacket on. they understood personal relationships. you know who taught ronald reagan that. bush did. it was the one job -- he got defeated from the nat twice, but he he represented harris county, was on ways and means committee, and he was a real member of the club. i think that helped ronald reagan. >> personal relationships not just with lawmakers or dignitaries, but with his own staff, as jim baker talked about on "60 minutes." >> he's a huge part of my life and there are a lot of people who helped me along the way, but the guy who really got me going, got me started, turned me around at a time in my life -- i've had said if i was ever to become an alcoholic, it's when i lost my wife and left me with the four small kids. he was there for me. he's been there for me ever since. >> what he did, when jim baker lost his first wife, and was in grief -- i didn't realize in that bad of shape, but grief which is understandable, his buddy said, i want you to run my campaign for senate. he knew he neede
bush and ronald reagan. ronald reagan had his glen plaid sporting jacket on. they understood personal relationships. you know who taught ronald reagan that. bush did. it was the one job -- he got defeated from the nat twice, but he he represented harris county, was on ways and means committee, and he was a real member of the club. i think that helped ronald reagan. >> personal relationships not just with lawmakers or dignitaries, but with his own staff, as jim baker talked about on...